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- Dictionaryiniquity/ɪˈnɪkwɪti/
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- 1. immoral or grossly unfair behaviour: "a den of iniquity" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of INIQUITY is gross injustice : wickedness. How to use iniquity in a sentence.
a very wrong and unfair action or situation: They fought long and hard against the iniquities of apartheid. The writer reflects on human injustice and iniquity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wrong. aberrantly. abnormal. amiss. anomalous. fallaciousness. false negative. false positive. falsely. invalidly. irregularly. liberally. mal-
Iniquity definition: gross injustice or wickedness.. See examples of INIQUITY used in a sentence.
An iniquity is a really unfair or really immoral act. If you're a journalist, you may uncover a terrible iniquity that forces a famous politician to step down. Iniquity comes from Latin, combining the prefix in-, “not,” and aequus, which means “equal” or “just.”. So iniquity literally means “not just.”.
a very wrong and unfair action or situation: They fought long and hard against the iniquities of apartheid. The writer reflects on human injustice and iniquity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wrong. aberrantly. abnormal. amiss. anomalous. fallaciousness. false negative. false positive. falsely. invalidly. irregularly. liberally. mal-
2 meanings: 1. lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice 2. a wicked act; sin.... Click for more definitions.
iniquity. noun. /ɪˈnɪkwəti/. /ɪˈnɪkwəti/. [uncountable, countable] (plural iniquities) (formal) the fact of being very wrong and unfair; something that is very wrong and unfair. the iniquity of racial prejudice.
Iniquity represents actions or behaviors that are morally reprehensible and go against accepted standards of right and wrong. It often implies a deliberate and flagrant violation of moral or legal norms, resulting in harm or suffering to others.
A wicked, unjust, or unrighteous act. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Absence of moral or spiritual values, lawlessness. Wiktionary. Synonyms: shabbiness. unfairness. injustice. wrongdoing. wickedness. sin. peccancy. offense. wrong. misdeed. immorality. evildoing. diablerie. deviltry. crime.
Define iniquity. iniquity synonyms, iniquity pronunciation, iniquity translation, English dictionary definition of iniquity. wickedness; unrighteousness; evildoing, infamy, depravity; gross injustice: I have loved justice and hated iniquity; therefore, I die in exile.
